2021 Volkswagen Golf 1.5 TSI Life

Overview

• Make: Volkswagen
• Model: Golf
• Trim: Life
• Version: 1.5 TSI Life Manual FWD Euro 6 (s/s) 5dr
• Year: 2021
• Mileage: 53,973 miles
• Fuel: Petrol
• Body: Hatchback, 5 doors, 5 seats
• Engine: 1.5 litres
• Gearbox: Manual
• Drive: Front-wheel drive
• Colour: Grey
• CO2: 123 g/km
• Emissions standard: Euro 6, ULEZ compliant

About this car

This 2021 Volkswagen Golf Life is advertised with 53,973 miles, approximately 9,500 above the typical mileage for its age. The dealer is asking £13,749, which is £667 above the AskCar estimate of £13,082. To work out the AskCar estimate, we analyse UK dealer adverts for 10,705 Volkswagen Golf cars across different ages and specifications. We first recorded this car for sale 1 day ago. According to the government's MOT record, its advertised mileage is consistent with the latest test. The seller is Fish Brothers OMODA JAECOO SWINDON, based in Swindon. How to contact the dealer and its opening hours are on this AskCar page.

Stock data as of 12 November 2026.

How we estimate prices and check cars

Price

Fair price: £667 (5%) over the AskCar estimate of £13,082.

The AskCar estimate is our expected asking price for this car. It uses UK dealer asking prices, accounting for make, model, trim, version, age, mileage, fuel, gearbox, body type, driven wheels, engine size and power. It is an advertised price, not a confirmed sale price.

It draws on 10,705 priced Volkswagen Golf adverts across different ages and specifications, as of 12 November 2026.

A 2021 Volkswagen Golf with the 1.5 petrol engine is typically advertised at £15,000: the median of the 318 for sale on AskCar, as of 12 November 2026.

Time on sale

AskCar first saw this 2021 Volkswagen Golf advertised 1 day ago. About half of 2021 Volkswagen Golf cars are gone from sale within a month of being advertised: 587 of the 1,107 first advertised between 13 July 2026 and 9 October 2026.

Price history

AskCar first saw this advert on 11 November 2026 at £13,749. Its asking price has not changed.

Mileage and MOT

MOT, from the government's MOT records (DVSA, the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency), as of 12 November 2026: valid until 11 October 2027.

It failed its MOT on 12 October 2026 (offside front tyre has ply or cords exposed) and passed later the same day.

Advisories at the latest test: offside rear tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge 3mm; front brake disc worn, but not excessively; rear brake disc worn, but not excessively; and 2 more.

Mileage at that test: 53,532 miles, which matches the advertised 53,973 miles.

Advertised mileage is about 9,500 miles higher than the median mileage of a 2021 Volkswagen Golf on AskCar.

Similar cars

69 other 2021 Volkswagen Golf Life 1.5 petrol manual hatchbacks are for sale at UK dealers, from £8,995 to £16,399, as of 12 November 2026.

The 3 closest to this car in mileage:

• 2021 Volkswagen Golf Life, 1.5 petrol hatchback, white. Mileage: 54,542 miles. Price: £12,800, £949 less than this car. Dealer: Surrey Specialist Cars in Guildford. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2021-ceff0a4ddd91
• 2021 Volkswagen Golf Life, 1.5 petrol hatchback, silver. Mileage: 54,728 miles. Price: £12,690, £1,059 less than this car. Dealer: Autotrade (Birmingham) in Birmingham. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2021-56103ef34af8
• 2021 Volkswagen Golf Life, 1.5 petrol hatchback, white. Mileage: 55,413 miles. Price: £11,999, £1,750 less than this car. Dealer: Croyland Car Megastore in Rushden. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2021-10aa71408532

• The nearest: 2021 Volkswagen Golf Life, 1.5 petrol hatchback, blue, 27 miles from this car. Mileage: 31,195 miles. Price: £13,798, the same price as this car. Dealer: Carsa Gloucester in Gloucester. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/volkswagen-golf-2021-16d37b95bf4b